AI's role in shaping interaction, epistemic agency, and shared regulation in collaborative learning remains under-theorized¶

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q1 i? The role of AI in shaping interaction, epistemic agency, and shared regulation in collaborative learning remains under-theorized, as a consequence of the field's instrumental orientation. → Niari 2026

Evidence¶

Niari 2026¶

Niari, M. (2026). Beyond Automation: AI as a Pedagogical Mediator in Collaborative Learning. Umanistica Digitale, 10(24), 121–142. https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.2532-8816/24266

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument identifying the research gap the paper addresses. The author links the gap to the field's tool-centric orientation and offers the mediator framework as the response; no empirical evidence is presented for the gap claim itself.

"As a consequence, the role of AI in shaping interaction, epistemic agency, and shared regulation in collaborative learning remains under-theorized."

Discussion¶

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